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The Texas Pioneer. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 11, 1857
Weekly newspaper from Fairfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 11, 1857
Creator:
Caldwell, J. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freestone County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Freestone County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 4, 1858
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen - April 10, 1859]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen, dated April 10, 1859, containing a proposal of marriage. A handwritten note at the top of the original letter says: "married 9-22-59."
Date:
April 10, 1859
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Dunbar - April 11, 1862]
Letter from J. D. Dunbar to his son, dated April 11, 1962, and gives information about the well-being of his family as well as messages to pass on to friends in the war.
Date:
April 11, 1862
Creator:
Dunbar, J. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - October 14, 1865]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated October 14, 1865, in which she writes about her reading of poetry, and about the health of herself and their children.
Date:
October 14, 1865
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - August 26, 1866]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated August 26, 1866 and sent from Fairfield, in which she writes about the inconsistency of the mail, talks about the health of their two daughters, and asks him to write her a love letter.
Date:
August 26, 1866
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - September 2, 1866]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated September 2, 1866 and sent from Fairfield, in which she writes about becoming upset when she didn't receive a letter from him and updates him on their family and friends.
Date:
September 2, 1866
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David B. Heartzell to Miss Mary Ann Love - August 19, 1866]
Letter from David B. Heartzell to his sister, Mary Ann Love in Fairfield, Texas, dated August 19, 1866, in which he writes about the cholera epidemic in the area and its effect on his return to Texas by steamboat, and about the health of his family members.
Date:
September 19, 1866
Creator:
Heartzell, David B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - September 26, 1866]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated September 26, 1866, in which she writes about her health and about pictures which he sent to her.
Date:
September 26, 1866
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - October 10, 1866]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated October 10, 1866 and sent from Fairfield, in which she writes about the health of their two daughters and the marriage of their friends.
Date:
October 10, 1866
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - October 28, 1866]
Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated October 28, 1866 and sent from Fairfield, in which she writes about her and their children's excitement for him to return home and about how his last letter bored her.
Date:
October 28, 1866
Creator:
Bradley, Minnie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Pipes and Cigar-Holders.
Patent for new and improvements in Combined Pipes and Cigar-Holders which consists in "forming or constructing the pipe with an intermediate chamber which serves as a receptacle for a sponge or other absorbent porous material." (Lines 15-20) Illustrations are included.
Date:
December 5, 1871
Creator:
Bond, Virgil A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freestone County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Freestone County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 19, 1874
Creator:
Wise, Louis C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.
Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
Date:
March 26, 1878
Creator:
Brown, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth Borer and Excavator
Patent for an Improvement in Earth Boring and Excavating Machines whereby the machines may operate continuously except for the addition of shaft and belt sections.
Date:
July 24, 1880
Creator:
Carley, John Wesley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Game Apparatus.
Patent for a new and improved game. This design "relates to that class of game apparatus in which tilting levers or arms located at the end of an alley or board and bearing numerals designating their value in the game are designed to be struck by balls, so as to displace or change the position of said levers. The invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts forming the apparatus" (lines 14-22).
Date:
April 19, 1881
Creator:
Pittman, William D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment to Cotton Gins.
Patent for a new and improved attachment for cotton gins. This design "consists of a lever-frame journaled to the gin-frame and carrying a shaft provided with a friction-pulley which may, by will of the operator, be thrown in contact with the driving-pulley of the gin, thus rotating the shaft, which is provided with a set of cleaning-blades fitting between the gin-saws between which they are, by the said mechanism, made to revolve rapidly, thus cleaning the said saws" (lines 18-27).
Date:
April 26, 1881
Creator:
Steward, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Gin Attachment.
Patent for a new attachment for cotton gins. This design consists in "[t]he combination, in a cotton-gin, of the carrier, feed-roller, having teeth or projections, and the adjustable sliding rake . . . [and] the combination of the carriers, the latter having covering, receiver, toothed feed-roller, adjustable rake, gin-saws, and brush" (lines 68-75).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Compton, Willis W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide Compound.
Patent for improvements in insect-exterminating compounds and processes; the ingredients for the mixture and instruction on how to prepare the compound are included. No illustration.
Date:
April 4, 1882
Creator:
Nettle, William B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fence.
Patent for a new and improved fence. This design calls for two spring-bars to be driven into the ground alongside two crossbars and laced between the latter. This lacing of spring-bars allows for "much additional bracing strength" for the crossbars and enables barbed wire to be stretched along where the spring-bars intersect (line 33).
Date:
April 11, 1882
Creator:
Daviss, Horatio P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Household Utensil.
Patent for a new attachment for buckets. This design is for a metal cup with hooks by which to hang from the rim of the bucket and a groove to receive the handle of the dipper or ladle. This allows for the dipper to be stored near the bucket without resting on the floor.
Date:
June 20, 1882
Creator:
Sims, Thomas W. & Fischer, Fred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. L. Peck to Annie Bradley - January 3, 1883]
Letter from L. L. Peck, Attorney and Counselor at Law, to Annie Bradley in Corsicana, dated January 3, 1883 and sent from Fairfield, in which he writes about his family, his desire for a picture of her, and his intention to marry her.
Date:
January 3, 1883
Creator:
Peck, L. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. L. Peck to Annie Bradley - January 13, 1883]
Letter from L. L. Peck, Attorney at Law, to Annie Bradley in Corsicana, dated January 13, 1883 and sent from Fairfield, in which he writes about her having contracted the measles, and about his family as well as hers.
Date:
January 13, 1883
Creator:
Peck, L. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. L. Peck to Annie Bradley - March 25, 1883]
Letter from L. L. Peck, Attorney at Law, to Annie Bradley, dated March 25, 1883, in which he writes to ask if he may accompany her to church.
Date:
March 25, 1883
Creator:
Peck, L. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History